Whitetailcrazy, now I get your point, was not sure what the big deal wasbetween multi-piece and one-piece scopes, as you were stating. In my experience, a welded joint can be every bit as strong, and leak tight, as thesolid material itself.My lack of scope structural constructionterminology. I personally have never had a scope leak, but then I have never bought what I would consider, to be an inexpensive scope. Meaning the least expensive scope that I have ever purchased has been a Leupold VX-II 3 x 9.